[JOB] PHP 5 Developer, NYC | 80-100k | Relo OK

My NYC client is the leading aggregator of ahead-of-the-curve information on global economic and geo-strategic information. Their service delivers an up-to-the minute unbiased editorial perspective to the workflow process of business strategists, investors, researchers, academics, policy makers and regulators. With ever-expanding coverage of the most relevant news, commentary, research, analysis, blogs and data, they are the leading economic information hub on the Web.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Write, update, and maintain code as advised by the Senior developer
- Provide quality assurance for all code
- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle
- Work both individually and in small teams to deliver on time, error-free code that meets all design specifications
- Respond appropriately to internal and external clients, ensuring that all expectations are being met
- Work with colleagues to maintain standards, develop improvements to standards, maintain documentation, and share knowledge
- Produce reliable, scalable and effective solutions that anticipate future growth
- Provide input to the company’s technology strategy

REQUIREMENTS:

- 4+ years of PHP (some OO PHP5 required)
- 4+ years of MySQL
- 4+ years working in a LAMP environment
- Understanding of SDLC methodologies, including Test Driven Development
- Solid HTML, XHTML, CSS and JavaScript skills
- Experience working with structured code libraries, development frameworks and modular design
- Solid understanding of security issues pertaining to web development
- Experience with Lucene or other Search Engines
- Experience with scaling in web application development
- Solid understanding of caching & templating techniques
- Solid understanding and working knowledge of Subversion
- Knowledge of creating and parsing XML for many purposes
- Solid understanding of common design patterns (singleton, factory etc)
- Understanding of information architecture and technologies required to manage and serve content both to end users and business to business

If you are interested in this position and are authorized to work in the USA, please submit your resume, OO PHP 5 code sample and salary requirements to beau@open-source-staffing.com